enticement

English

Noun

enticement (plural enticements)

1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, Frankenstein^[1]:

     None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.

References

• enticement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• enticement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913